Industries
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Mouser Sponsors Student Solar Car
Mouser is sponsoring the Ben Barber Career Tech Academy solar racing team as they compete in the 2015 Solar Car Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway July 18-23.
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SunEdison Expands Wind Portfolio with $2 Billion Acquisition
The deal will expand the solar giant’s wind portfolio by 930 megawatts.
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Adoption of 400 VAC PDUs Growing in Data Centers
In 2014, 8% of all three-phase transformer-based power distribution units were 400 VAC units.
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Radio IC Supports Both ZigBee and Thread
Fabless chip company GreenPeak claims to offer the first short-range communications controller IC that supports both protocols.
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Xilinx and China Mobile Team for 5G NGFI
The next-generation fronthaul interface will be a critical subsystem for future wireless systems.
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Pay TV Set-Top Box Market Contracts, IHS Says
Shipment growth failed to compensate for the effects of price erosion in this highly competitive market.
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Consumers Want More from Wireless Charging
Wireless charging OEMs need to ensure that the technology is available at a reasonable price and that it is logical and easy to use.
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Wi-Fi to Reach 90% of Global Households by 2019, IHS Says
The rise of connected devices in the home means that broadband networks worldwide are feeling the strain.
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Wireless Charging Gains Traction with Consumers
With Apple, Samsung and other high volume manufacturers adopting the technology, consumer awareness has grown to 76%.
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Breakthrough Cited in a Building Block of Superconducting Electronics
Research team develops a novel approach to fabricating oxide Josephson junctions.
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Broadband Rises to Record Levels in Europe in 2014, IHS Says
4G LTE and next-generation-access broadband reached more people across EU member states in 2014 than ever before.
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Moore + Metcalfe = Internet of Us
The Internet of Things is not solely about the chip. The software and firmware that make up the total solution are of growing importance.
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Online Identity Group Gains Traction with Government Involvement
An industry identity authentication body with 200 members has released its first specification and allowed government agencies to participate in future developments.
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HP to Pay $100 Million to Settle Class Action
Information technology giant has agreed to a pay-out over its handling of the acquisition of Autonomy in 2011.
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Rise in Drones a Boon for Chipmakers
As drone use goes beyond military and consumer markets into the commercial space, semiconductor vendors are cashing in.
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Toshiba, Microsoft Team Up for IoT
Lean application processors for end-point nodes will link up with the software giant's cloud services as part of a joint approach to the Internet of Things.
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LTE Mobile Infrastructure Revenue to Peak in 2015
After reaching new highs this year, revenue projected to begin declining next year as the result of diminished rollouts.
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Automakers Lean on Silicon Valley
Electronics innovation has become an important driver in the automotive sector, where consumers’ demands for device interaction, energy efficiency and safety are accelerating rapidly.
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Google Preps Operating System for IoT
What the Android OS and ecosystem did for the smartphone and tablet, Google wants Brillo and Weave to do for the Internet of Things.
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Retailers Test Visible Light Communications
Carrefour, the largest retailer in Europe, is experimenting with visible light communications for indoor positioning.